A visit to the Shoemaker Cemetery ...
Introduction ...
Note: We have organized the cemeteries in our Gazetteer based on a problem that we had while working on our own genealogy. As an example and without specifying the cemeteries involved, we found an ancestor that we believed to have been buried in one cemetery had actually been buried elsewhere.
We discovered that his burial plans had changed at the last moment and the family had scrambled to make new arrangements. By looking at nearby cemeteries, the surrounding communities and in newspapers of the period, we were finally able to locate his burial site.
Should you find yourself in the same situation, we hope that our Gazetteer helps you discover your lost ancestor.
The Location of the Shoemaker Cemetery ...
We are using the following GPS coordinates (latitude and longitude) for the Shoemaker Cemetery:
38.8270, -86.2078
Note: The GPS location that we are using for the Shoemaker Cemetery can be traced back to the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)<1>
The Shoemaker Cemetery is located in Jackson County<2>.
The county seat for Jackson County is located in Brownstown. Brownstown lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Shoemaker Cemetery .
Open a Google Map centered on the Shoemaker Cemetery.
List of nearby cemeteries ...
Based on our list of cemeteries, we know of 22 that are within 8 miles [12.9 km] of the Shoemaker Cemetery.<4>
We've listed the following cemeteries based on their distance from Shoemaker Cemetery, with the nearest first.
- Lanning Sput Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Lanning Sput Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanning Sput Cemetery
- Holmes Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- The Holmes Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holmes Cemetery
- Brown Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- The Brown Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Cemetery
- Stewart Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- The Stewart Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewart Cemetery
- Heighton Hill Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Beem Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Beem Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beem Cemetery
- Goss Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- The Goss Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goss Cemetery
- Pollock Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- The Pollock Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock Cemetery
- Scott - Wray Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Thompson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- The Thompson Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Cemetery
- Wheeler Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Wheeler Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheeler Cemetery
- Empson Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Empson Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Empson Cemetery
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- Harrell Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- The Harrell Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrell Cemetery
- Smith Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- The Smith Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smith Cemetery
- Clearspring Baptist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- The Clearspring Baptist Church Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearspring Baptist Church Cemetery
- The Clearspring Baptist Church Cemetery has also been known as:
- Clearspring Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973909 <5>
- Miller Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- The Miller Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Cemetery
- Smallwood Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- The Smallwood Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood Cemetery
- Dodd Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- The Dodd Cemetery is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dodd Cemetery
- Mt. Carmel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- The Mt. Carmel Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mt. Carmel Cemetery
- Collett Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- The Collett Cemetery is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Collett Cemetery
- Peters Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Peters Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Cemetery
- Weathers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- The Weathers Cemetery is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weathers Cemetery
For an expanded list with details, please visit our List of cemeteries.
List of neighboring communities ...
The following 25 communities are within 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> of the Shoemaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities based on their distance from Shoemaker Cemetery, with the nearest first:
- Medora
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Medora is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Medora
- Population from the 2020 Census: 693 people
- Leesville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Leesville is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
- Fort Ritner
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Fort Ritner is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Ritner
- Vallonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tunnelton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Tunnelton is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelton
- Bono
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Bono is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
- Plattsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Plattsburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plattsburg
- Norman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Brownstown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Zelma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Zelma is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zelma
- Kurtz
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Kurtz is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kurtz
- Stonington
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Stonington is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonington
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Kossuth
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Kossuth is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kossuth
- Erie
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Erie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Crawford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Crawford is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawford
- Lawrenceport
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lawrenceport is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceport
- Freetown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Heltonville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Saltillo
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Saltillo is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saltillo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 93 people
- Campbellsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Spring Mill Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Mill Village is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mill Village
- Leipsic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Leipsic is located in Orange County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leipsic
- Smedley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Smedley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smedley
- New Elizabethtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- New Elizabethtown is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Elizabethtown
- Houston
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Houston is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston
For the full list of neighboring communities with details, please visit our extended List of Communities.
Nearby communities with newspapers ...
The following communities are those where newspapers have been published and are located in the vicinity of the Shoemaker Cemetery. Unless otherwise noted, the following communities are located in Jackson County.
More information can be found on our list of Local Newspapers for The Shoemaker Cemetery.
We've listed the following communities alphabetically.
- Campbellsburg
- Leesville
- Medora
Websites to help with your research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we begin with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their websites are open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that might help with the Shoemaker Cemetery:
- Pages specific to Indiana:
- Pages specific to Jackson County:
- Genealogy information for nearby counties:
- Cemetery Information and Directories:
Miscellaneous References and Mentions ...
Our approach is to add the name of a cemetery whenever we see it mentioned - usually from newspapers, old books and maps. Typically we have little information to start with, but we continue to add detail as we find it.
We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that we found useful for the Shoemaker Cemetery:
- Referenced GNIS Record ...
- GNIS ID #443434 (Shoemaker Cemetery)
- Note: In 2021, GNIS record #443434 was archived by the USGS. It is no longer maintained by the USGS, nor can it be retrieved from their website. In the past, the GNIS record contained the following information:
- BGN Class: cemetery
- County: Jackson
- Est. Elev: 255 (in feet)
- Topo Map Name: Medora
- Location given for Shoemaker Cemetery:
- Lat: 38.8269976 Lon: -86.2077616
- Open a Google Map centered on the above location.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | If you're interested in how the shape of Indiana's counties, including Jackson, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shoemaker Cemetery) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we have an extensive database of cemeteries (with over 200,000 entries), be assured that it's not complete and we're still searching for cemeteries to add. |
| <5> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
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